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In effort to celebrate, share, and preserve traditional arts in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, a group of regional arts organizations present the inaugural Upper Peninsula Folklife Festival, October 2-4, 2026 in Marquette, Michigan.
The goal of this Festival is to feature traditional arts practitioners from throughout the U.P. and Upper Midwest from a variety of cultural backgrounds including our region’s Indigenous peoples and European descendants including the U.P.’s large Scandinavian and Nordic populations. The Festival, however, will be more than just a demonstration of artists’ work; it aims to offer learning opportunities for participants in an effort to increase interest, awareness, and appreciation of traditional arts.
The 2026 Upper Peninsula Folklife Festival is supported by the American-Scandinavian Foundation – the leading cultural and educational link between the U.S. and Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden – and the Michigan Arts & Culture Council.